Banana-flavoured Apricots with Coconut Cream Recipe

Here is a classic vegetarian/vegan recipe for a dessert of apricots soaked in banana-flavoured soya milk served with creamed coconut and lemon juice in place of cream.

Delicious and easy to make, this shows that vegan dishes do not always have to be complicated to prepare.

Banana-flavoured Apricots with Coconut Cream

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

175g dried apricots
300ml (1 1/4 cups) banana-flavoured soya milk
140ml (1/2 cup + 1 tbsp) water
100g (4 oz) creamed coconut, grated
juice of 1/2 lemon

Method:

Chop the apricots finely and place in a bowl. Pour over the soya milk and set aside.

Heat the water in a pan and stir in the creamed coconut until dissolved. Take off the heat and set aside to cool slightly.

Combine the creamed coconut, lemon juice and 3 tbsp soya milk (taken from the apricots) in a blender and process until smooth.

Place the coconut cream in the base of a serving dish. Carefully spoon over the apricot mixture then cover with clingfilm (plastic wrap) and set aside to chill in the refrigerator over night.

Serve chilled.